October+Announcements

toc Announcements from October, 2013

**October 1 - Change to Kindergarten Arrival Procedure**
 * Beginning on Tuesday, October 1, parents of kindergarten students classes will no longer escort their children directly to the classroom. ** As of October 1, when the weather allows it, all kindergarten students will line up in the morning on the playground with the rest of the school on the playground. When the weather is cold or wet, kindergarten classes will line up in the gym with the first and second grade classes. Students should enter the gym through the rear entrance, on Longfellow Avenue near the gate to the playground; parents are not permitted into the gym during morning line up.

Also beginning on October 1, kindergarten classes will be dismissed from the gym along with the first and second grades. Parents may enter the gym through the rear entrance on Longfellow Avenue to pick up their children in kindergarten through second grades.


 * There are no changes to the arrival and dismissal procedures for pre-kindergarten students.** Parents will continue escort their pre-kindergarten to their classrooms in the morning, and to come to the classroom to pick them up at dismissal time, as they have since the beginning of this school year.

October 1 - Extended Day begins
The Extended Day program at P.S. 66 will officially begin on October 1. Students who could benefit most from additional support in English Language Arts and Mathematics to prepare for the state exams next spring have been identified. If your child is to be included in the extended day program, you will be receiving written invitation soon.


 * The Extended Day program is held immediately after the regular school day, on Tuesday and Wednesday of every week. All students in the Extended Day program will be dismissed at the Boone Avenue exit, through the school cafeteria, at 3:10 pm. **

At the present time, the Extended Day program will be limited to students on grades 3, 4 and 5. It may become possible to expand the program to include some children on the lower grades later in the school year. Parents of second and first grade students will be notified in advance of any Extended Day sessions for their children.

October 10 - School Picture Day
The PSA has announced that school pictures will be taken on October 10. Please send your child dressed to be photographed on that day. ** Do not send money on picture day. ** Order forms will be sent home with proofs about a week after picture day, along with a payment envelope and instructions for submitting your order.

Please send your child to school looking his or her best on October 10, even if you do not plan to buy the school pictures. All children will be photographed in a class picture as well as individually. Here are some tips for dressing for picture day:
 * Solid colors photograph best. Avoid stripes, plaids, or busy prints.
 * Red, yellow, blue, purple and white are all pleasing.
 * **Do not permit your child to wear green!** Green clothing presents technical problems for the photographic equipment.
 * Long sleeves photograph better than short sleeves.
 * For boys, a dress shirt with a tie is always a classic look.

October 14 - Columbus Day (No School)
School will be closed for all students, faculty, and staff in observance of Columbus Day. Students will return to school on Tuesday, October 15, for a regular school day.

October 15 - Hispanic Heritage Assembly
P.S. 66 will celebrate the conclusion of Hispanic Heritage Month with a special assembly, highlighting Hispanic-American culture and history.

October 17 - Parent-Staff Association Meeting
The Parent-Staff Association will hold its second monthly meeting of the year at **8:15 am**.

October 21 - School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team will meet after dismissal.

October 31 - Halloween Celebrations
P.S. 66 will celebrate Halloween with special activities including a Costume Parade for grades Pre-K through 2, and a Masquerade Dance for grades 3-5. Children are welcome to wear their Halloween costumes to school, but remember that we have small children in our school, so costumes that are gory, bloody, or very scary are not allowed. Also, **it is against the law and the policy of the Department of Education to bring toy weapons to school**, even as part of a costume. Please leave them at home.

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